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This particular complaint is that they are just rebranding OEM hardware, so you might as well just buy the OEM hardware.
by twblalock 9y ago
This particular complaint is that they are just rebranding OEM hardware, so you might as well just buy the OEM hardware.
- jackpot51 9y agoThe OEM hardware does not have our custom firmware, our WiFi and drive selection, our testing, or our support. Those things may not all be perfect, but they do make a big difference.
- busterarm 9y agoAren't you the same fellow who suggested to me a few months ago that Redox was a realistic, superior alternative to running OpenBSD in production?
- jackpot51 9y agoI never said anything of the sort, and would be surprised if you could provide any evidence of this. Redox is not ready for production and I am not hesitant to admit so.
- busterarm 9y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15843918 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15843918 Feel free to read the two parent comments and the responses to the one linked.
- slededit 9y agoThat appears to be him asking a question. Its not evidence for any of your claims.
- busterarm 9y agoIf the creator of a toy operating system has to ask why his toy operating system isn't a competitor of something that's been run in production for 20 years, it either isn't a question or something worse. But it's nice to know that I can just phrase all of my statements in the form of a question and then I can never be held accountable for stating them.
- theprotocol 9y agoHe made a simple statement that he believes his company provides additional value over the OEM machines. You may or may not find it compelling, but I don't see the relevance of Redox.